Winery Vignerons CatalansL'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge from the Winery Vignerons Catalans
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge of Winery Vignerons Catalans in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
The L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge of Winery Vignerons Catalans matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, tuscan linguine or sauté of veal with carrots.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vignerons Catalans's L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Chichaud
It is most certainly from the Ardèche, and is not found anywhere else. It has long been confused with the cinsaut called boudalès in this region, which explains why it has the synonym tsintsao. It is said to be related to the white humagne. Today, Chichaud is on the verge of extinction, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of L'Éléphant Côtes du Roussillon Rouge from Winery Vignerons Catalans are 2013, 2015
Informations about the Winery Vignerons Catalans
The Winery Vignerons Catalans is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 198 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon
Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Character
Said of a typical wine that stands out for its originality. Used in the plural, it refers to all the organoleptic components of a wine (flavours and tactile sensations).
